Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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I need help, I recently got a virus on my computer. If anyone knows anyone that can get these off or can tell me how to do it myself. Please contact me!
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First, how do you know you have a virus? If something popped up and said you have one, it is likely just a popup ad trying to sell you a fictious antivirus program.
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Go to Google and download the free verion on Micrsoft Essentials. I would also download the free version of malware bytes. Run a complete scan for both these programs.
Thsi should fix your problem and should be run once per wek.
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![]() Or you could try (free) Malwarebytes.
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If you are still having issues, I would be glad to help. I have done IT work for the past 35 years before moving to The Villages last October.
Take care, Gordy |
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What type of symptoms are you experiencing? Viruses come in all shapes and sizes and many require different approaches to remove them safely.
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My wife once clicked on a "you may have a virus click here" type thing, and the next thing we knew we had a virus, and the only way we could get rid of it was to pay for their software to get rid of the virus.
We took it to a computer shop, they cleaned out the harddrive, and had to reinstall all my stuff. Cost a bit of cash. The next time my wife did that, we bought a new computer. Now she's not allowed to click on ANYTHING!!! Back up your stuff using Carbonite or one of those other "Cloud" based back up companies. It is worth the $100 for 3 years. We lost lots of photos to a virus. Baby pics of our 5 year old son. Wedding pics, all kinds of stuff. |
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The link is from a post here awhile ago. I sums up what to do in this type of situation. malewear is out there and as we all know prevention is easier than the cure-- get a good preventative progrtam ( i use microsoft Secutity Essentials and AVG).
Here's the link: Malware Removal Guide for Windows - Select Real Security ![]()
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